Thill-coupling



(No Model.)

A. B. PERINE. THILL COUPLING.

No. 382,381. Patented May 8, 1888.

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AARON B. PERINE, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

THILL=COUPLING SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382.381,dated May 8. 1888.

Application filed February 28, 1888. Serial No. 265,570. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AARON B. PERINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Thill-Ooupliugs; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to improvements in thill'couplings; and ithas for its object to provide a cheap and simple means whereby rattlingis prevented.

The invention will be fully understood from the following descriptionand claims, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device, showing thesame attached to a portion of an axle. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional viewof the same, and Fig. 3 is a view of one of the hook-rods removed.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, A indicates the shackle-iron,which is secured to the shaft in the usual manner, and is provided withthe usual lugs to receive the thill-bolt.

B indicates the thill-iron, having the usual eye, as shown, which isconnected to the said lugs by means of the ordinary bolt and nut.

0 indicates the antirattler, which consists of a piece of rubberproperly shaped to bear against the under side of the thill-eye, as morefully shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

D indicates a clip'plate, which is provided near opposite ends withvertical apertures a, and is secureiy held against the under side of therubber G by means of bolts or rods E. These rods have their lower endsthreaded to receive fasteningnuts, and have their upper ends hooked, asshown at b, to engage the perforated lugs of the shackle.

From the construction illustrated it will be observed that thisanti-rattler is adapted to be used on a thill-couplin'g of any type, andit may be removed and replaced without detaching any of the parts of thecoupling. As the rubber wears in use and it is desirable to tighten thesame upon the thill-eye, it is only necessary to turn the nuts cl uponthe threaded ends of the hookrods, which action will draw up the plate Dand bring the rubber thereon firmly against the thilleye.

\Vhile I have described rubber as interposed between the plate D and thethill-iron, yet it is obvious that leather or other suitable materialmay be employed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- The combination, with athillcoupling, of

the threaded rods passing through the said plate and having their upperends hooked to engage the lugs of the shackle, and nuts for securing therods to the said plate, substan tially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AARON B. PERINE.

Witnesses:

NANNIE BLoss, H. W. FARNSWORTH.

